pasig
pasig Lexical Profile
• noun
A highly urbanized city located in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila) of the Philippines, functioning as a major commercial, business, and residential hub.
"Many multinational corporations and financial institutions have established their headquarters in the Ortigas Center district of Pasig."
A significant 25-kilometer river in the Philippines that connects Laguna de Bay to Manila Bay, historically serving as a crucial transport route through the capital region.
"The government has implemented several extensive rehabilitation programs to clean up the heavily polluted waters of the Pasig River."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Tagalog word 'pasig', referring to a riverbank, a sandy edge of a body of water, or a river flowing between two bodies of water. It is historically believed to be linked to the Sanskrit word 'pasek'.
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